Re: Cannot Add Yahoo Mail Account

Can anybody help? I was having a login issue and tried the above suggestion. I tried the above but it appear as if it was working and got some of the emails but then stopped working. I get a connection error with a statement that says "The following error has prevented a successful connection: Unable to connect to android.smtp.mail.yahoo.com"

Follow the steps listed below to set up your personal email account or Exchange (corporate sync) email accounts.
If for any reason, your email account is not listed here, or you are having problems with your email account, please contact your email provider for assistance.

Adding an Email Account

"Press , tap Accounts.
Tap Add Account
Tap Email
Enter the username and password. Some of the more popular email accounts will be able to set up automatically.
If you are unsuccessful with setting up your account automatically, deselect automatically configure account by removing the checkmark. Use the chart listed below for the more popular email settings.
Tap Next.
Tap Incoming.
Enter the appropriate information.
Tap Outgoing.
Enter the appropriate information.
Tap Ok.
Tap OK.

During the connection, you may be asked to complete a manual set-up if your email provider is not recognized, your email address/password is incorrect, or if your email provider has restrictions on mobile email set-up.

Please check with your email provider to obtain any of that detail.

You will need your password, login name, POP3 or IMAP port, and server settings to complete a Manual set-up.

If you have this information ready, proceed to next section regarding Manual setup.

We have listed a chart of manual settings for some POP3/IMAP email providers at the bottom of this FAQ."

Re: Cannot Add Yahoo Mail Account

I have a verizon htc phone im trying to connect my yahoo account up on it and its telling me "cannot connect to the mail server to verify your account information authentication failed what does that mean

Re: Cannot Add Yahoo Mail Account

To setup your device mail client, you need to create an app password on Yahoo, in your account Info section (my mobile is a LG3) .
Sign into Yahoo Mail as you normally do on a Desktop Computer (can not do on a mobile device). Go to (top right). Help then Account Info . Scroll down to Sign- In and Security , Setup your second sign-in verification, click onto. It will bring you back to sign into Mail, go on and sign in, it then will bring you to Set up your sign-in verification. Go down to App passwords. Click onto Generate app password. It will generate your password that you then use as your password on your mobile device mail client. You will only use this password this one time . When entering your app password on your device, all you do is key in your ID/name and the app password, then click next. You then name it and next/done.

Hope this helps! It took me a while to find this info on Yahoo, hopefully I save you the trouble. Good luck!!

if there is a way to contact me on here you can do, to get link- new here so not sure..lol

Re: Cannot Add Yahoo Mail Account

You rock! I've searched for days for a solution and it has been distracting me to bits! I've joined up this forum just to say THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

Your message:
To setup your device mail client, you need to create an app password on Yahoo, in your account Info section (my mobile is a LG3) .
Sign into Yahoo Mail as you normally do on a Desktop Computer (can not do on a mobile device). Go to (top right). Help then Account Info . Scroll down to Sign- In and Security , Setup your second sign-in verification, click onto. It will bring you back to sign into Mail, go on and sign in, it then will bring you to Set up your sign-in verification. Go down to App passwords. Click onto Generate app password. It will generate your password that you then use as your password on your mobile device mail client. You will only use this password this one time . When entering your app password on your device, all you do is key in your ID/name and the app password, then click next. You then name it and next/done.

Hope this helps! It took me a while to find this info on Yahoo, hopefully I save you the trouble. Good luck!!

if there is a way to contact me on here you can do, to get link- new here so not sure..lol